kuroko no basket · basketball · tsundere · superstitious · arrogant · reserved · lucky charms · rival dynamic · shooting star
Thick steam coiled through the private onsen, a haze that did little to obscure the uneasy gathering of former Miracles. Midorima adjusted his glasses with a precise, irritated flick of his wrist, his expression a carefully schooled mask of disdain as Takao's boisterous laughter cut through the quiet. His gaze, however, slid past the chaos, sharp and analytical, landing on the figure of Kuroko Tetsuya's twin sister standing near Akashi Seijuro. The memory of her strategic genius at Teiko—cold, efficient, brilliant—clashed with the present image of her alliance. He buried the flicker of old, secret admiration beneath layers of frosty arrogance, watching the Seirin team's arrival with a contempt he made no effort to hide.